The Sweetness of Forgetting

Examine the alternating points of view in the novel. How do Rose and Hope’s chapters complement one another while continuing to develop the plot and themes? You may wish to address the type of narration—first-person present tense, in Hope’s chapters, and third-person past tense, in Rose’s—to discuss that effect.

What does it mean that Rose’s chapters present a recipe? What connections are there between the specific recipe and the content, plot-wise or thematic, of each of those chapters?

What techniques does Harmel use to portray Paris as a setting?